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registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Development Frameworks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that all councils adopt local development frameworks; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	908063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Eighty per cent of councils have a published Plan compared with one in six with an adopted Core Strategy in May 2010. Up to date Local Plans are the best way of determining what development is appropriate and where. I have recently written to many councils emphasising the importance of up to date plans</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/03/2015 17:21:39 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

92473

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Development Frameworks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have had their local development framework rejected by his Department in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	209280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>None, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 23 June, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 109W.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 15/10/2014 15:58:24 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

90443

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Development Frameworks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local planning authorities do not have an adopted local development framework in place.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	208137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2014 answer text <p>The Localism Act helped abolish the Labour Government’s top-down Regional Strategies and strengthened the role of Local Plans (complemented by neighbourhood planning) in determining where new development should and should not go. Our locally-led planning system now asks councils to have up-to-date plans in place, for elected councillors to take decisions, sometimes challenging, in consultation with local residents.</p><p>We have provided support for all local authorities in plan-making, both directly and in conjunction with the Planning Inspectorate and Planning Advisory Service. This includes engagement from expert officials to support authorities in resolving challenging issues and preparing effectively for examination, and by providing direct support on technical matters via the Planning Advisory Service.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework strongly encourages all areas to get Local Plans in place quickly as the best way of determining what development is appropriate and where; councils with a Local Plan are in a strong position to stop unwanted speculative development.</p><p>Plan production has increased significantly since 2010: 79% of local authorities have now published a Local Plan, and 59% have an adopted Local Plan. In addition, there are high numbers of Plans at examination. A breakdown by local authority can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/planningsystem/localplans" target="_blank">www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/planningsystem/localplans</a></p><p>To place this in context, six years after the Labour Government's 2004 Planning Act, by May 2010, only one in six local planning authorities had an adopted Core Strategy, reflecting how the torturous regional planning process slowed down development and stymied local plan-making and local decision-making.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 208138 question first answered 09/10/2014 15:06:01 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 18935 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

90444

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Development Frameworks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local planning authorities do not have an adopted local development framework in place.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	208138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2014 answer text <p>The Localism Act helped abolish the Labour Government’s top-down Regional Strategies and strengthened the role of Local Plans (complemented by neighbourhood planning) in determining where new development should and should not go. Our locally-led planning system now asks councils to have up-to-date plans in place, for elected councillors to take decisions, sometimes challenging, in consultation with local residents.</p><p>We have provided support for all local authorities in plan-making, both directly and in conjunction with the Planning Inspectorate and Planning Advisory Service. This includes engagement from expert officials to support authorities in resolving challenging issues and preparing effectively for examination, and by providing direct support on technical matters via the Planning Advisory Service.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework strongly encourages all areas to get Local Plans in place quickly as the best way of determining what development is appropriate and where; councils with a Local Plan are in a strong position to stop unwanted speculative development.</p><p>Plan production has increased significantly since 2010: 79% of local authorities have now published a Local Plan, and 59% have an adopted Local Plan. In addition, there are high numbers of Plans at examination. A breakdown by local authority can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/planningsystem/localplans" target="_blank">www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/planningsystem/localplans</a></p><p>To place this in context, six years after the Labour Government's 2004 Planning Act, by May 2010, only one in six local planning authorities had an adopted Core Strategy, reflecting how the torturous regional planning process slowed down development and stymied local plan-making and local decision-making.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 208137 question first answered 09/10/2014 15:06:01 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 18944 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward